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Vacancy: Partnerships Officer – Kenya Country Office Position Code: SCI/PTAN/02-2015

Team / Programme: Programme Operations

Location: Nairobi

Grade 4

Post Type: National ( 1 year with possibility of renewal)

Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
Program Officer Job Purpose

Works in collaboration with staff in Save the Children Kenya to promote effective partnership management and the institutionalization of SC partnership principles.

Responsible for supporting the improvement of agency-wide partnership management processes including the assessment and improvement of SC and partners, capacity building and the documentation of lessons learned.

In addition will lead in providing partner focal point persons support on routine partnership management activities with special emphasis on assessment, monitoring and close out.

Reports to: Programme Operations Manager

Key Contacts: Awards Finance coordinators, Partnership Focal persons, Awards/AMS officer, Awards / AMS Assistant, CRG and other Advisors, Budget holders (partner implemented programs especially).

Dimensions

Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.

In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.

In February 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.

Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Nairobi, Turkana and Wajir.

We work through partners in many other parts of the country. We have a staff complement of around 300 staff and an operating annual budget of approximately US$20 million in 2015. Staff directly reporting to this post: None Key Areas of Accountability Partnership management standards and processes .

Promote the utilization of SCI Toolbox and Strategy best practices among SC staff by providing capacity building training to partner focal persons and other staff, documenting use of the tools and contributing to their development.

Provide inputs and presentations as required during key award stages e.g. kick offs, close outs for awards that are partner implemented.

Support in the process of partners’ capacity assessment ensuring SCI standards for partnership development are met.

Quality partner record keeping and follow up.

Receive quarterly partner review meeting schedules from all partnership focal persons and ensure attendance at least one review meeting per partner annually.

Maintain the complete and updated partner inventory records reflecting key data on partners.

Ensure that all partners have clear capacity building plans and monitor implementation of the plans in close collaboration with partnership focal persons.

Together with the Program Operations

Manager, visit partners periodically to monitor, support and assess partnership quality. Write a trip report after each visit with clear action points to be followed up. With support from Program Operations Manager coordinate visits interdepartmentally.

Work with the Awards team to ensure both hard copy and AMS partner files are complete and updated, particularly ensuring all stages of the partnership management cycle especially assessment, monitoring and close out are well documented.

Work with the Reporting Coordinator to ensure that partner narrative and financial reports are received and uploaded on AMS.

Strategic partnership development

Support the Program Operations Manager in the planning and organizing of national level partner meetings including providing inputs into meeting agenda, leading on logistical arrangements and documentation of meeting outcomes.

Report trends and performances of partners and document lessons drawn from working in partnership with particular reference to the Partnership Scorecard.

Any other duties as assigned by the Program Operations Manager.

Key Competencies

Delivering results

Able to deliver timely and appropriate results using available resources

Is able to plan, prioritise and perform tasks without needing direct supervision.

Understands the link between their work and the larger organization’s objectives

Problem solving and decision making

Can identify where to source the right information and able to use critical thinking to make effective and timely decisions.

Has the ability to stay on a problem or challenge until a solution is reached. Can identify at which point to escalate matter for support from line manager and other colleagues.

Able to involve account suitable for contextual information when considering different problem solving options.

Working effectively with others Is proactive and able to deliver timely and appropriate support to team members.

Clarifies their role and responsibilities within the team – both internally and with partners –to maximize impact.

Communicates clearly and is able to take into different perspectives and experiences into account.

Qualifications For Program Officer Jobs In Kenya

Bachelors’ degree in a relevant social science

Minimum 3 years of experience working with NGO partners of diverse organizations ranging from CBOs to NGOs

Thorough knowledge of best practices in partnership and capacity building

Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation of partnerships and capacity building

Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through participatory adult training, mentoring, distance education and other formal and non-formal methods

Good training design and facilitation skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation

Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

Ability to present information in a succinct and compelling manner

Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time Fluency in English, both verbal and written Commitment to Save the Children values

How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the subject line by 17th June 2015.

Due to the urgency of this position applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.